Ridecamp: RE: [RC] Finish lines and criteria

All this speculation and no research. I gave you all the past history on this rule and showed the change was made between 1999 and 2000 rule books. I still have not received any answer as to how the change was made. Was it a BoD decision or something else. If a BoD change how was it done and what discussion preceded it?

 

This was done within recent memory so should not be all that difficult.

 

Bob

 

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID

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From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Truman Prevatt
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 6:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [RC] Finish lines and criteria

It's rule 6.2.1.2 where the 30 minutes comes into play. I found the Aug EN and read the John's (I think John wrote this column) interpretation and think that he is right according to the way the entire rule 6.2 reads. If that is not what the BOD wants it should probably be clarified.

This type of confusion is the price sometimes paid for "tinkering with a rule," instead of rewriting it from scratch.

Truman

Joe Long wrote:

On Sun, 18 Aug 2002 23:16:36 -0400, Truman Prevatt
<tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The folowing is from rule 6.2.1.1

"Riders may present their equines for the final examination at a time of 
their choosing  during the one-hour period.  An equine that does not   
meet the established criteria within one hour of crossing the finish 
line shall be disqualified. "

Hence the rider has not finished the ride until the final exam. I see no 
problem with the interpretation that until the final exam the end is a
control point for the rider/horse and the 30 minutes applies. Probably a 
bit ambiguous.

I didn't see any ambiguity in the rules quoted in Bob's post, and I
don't see any here either.

"a time of their own choosing ... within one hour of crossing the
finish line ... "

"one hour."

"ONE HOUR."

That is clear, concise, precise, and unambigous.  One hour is 60
minutes, not 30.  'nuff said.

Unless (and until) something comes from the Board changing the wording
of rule 6, the AERC allows horses in endurance rides one hour to
recover following crossing the finish line.  Period.